@Drew Mitchem Unfortunately, you don't know what you are talking about. What on earth do you mean, you've heard them sing with no music? And yes, the female IS the original. smh....
@ Drew Mitchem. The mother had just joined the group and was in the original recording. Susan joined shortly after, and performed it with them on The Ed Sullivan show.
I was only 7 when this song came out and it keeps going through my head. This brings me back to a simpler time in my life. Great time to grow up with awesome music.
Susan is all grown up,a beautiful lady 😁 I love this song 💜 even live it sounds awesome 👍👍👍 takes me back to a more carefree time,I was 6 or 7 when this song came out...Miss the 60s peace and love 😍
This song was originally recorded by them and their mother back in the 60's. This family was the inspiration for the Partridge Family TV series. They also did the theme for Love American Style.
We met them on the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ 1970. They were the nicest people on the planet. Our dance troupe danced during the day and they performed that night. Barry gave my sister a necklace made of brown seeds. Their harmonies will forever be the stuff of just slightly lower than angels.
It's a happy song that makes you feel good clean and pure. When my friends were doing drugs and tried to get me into their world of black sabbath and others I like this music sence it made me happy!
Thank you for this! One of the best harmony groups ever! Originally recorded when they were kids.Susan, Paul,Bob,John (on drums) and Barry( who we lost during Hurricane Katrina you are missed)Side note to R. M. You said they reminded you of The Beach Boys,- John has been a member of The Beach Boys for the last 10yrs or so! Thanks again!
this is one of my favorite cowsills videos on YT. this was from a benefit they did for their older brother and original lead singer Billy.. there hearts were in it and I think it showed. their personal story and history is told in the film Family Band. Amazon Prime has it now, its a MUST SEE. ....oh btw....those 6 people who gave thumbs down are not to be trusted.
I am glad jv pointed out the fact that Bill sang lead on this originally (and on the record) but now Bob sings lead. This gives it the unique quality of sounding the same, yet different from the original....if that makes any sense. Anyway thanks for your reaction to this song. It holds a very special place in the hearts of 60 somethings....
That is a fun documentary to watch. Did anyone see their tribute video to Barry, who died in Katrina because he chose to stay in his home? Very touching!
100% agree with you you about the beach boys similarities. Alot of 60s music, called bubble gum music, was just short, happy, layers of voices. Take Care!
The Cowsills were popular family band from Rhode Island. Their Dad bankrolled the band and their Mom was put in the band. They were the model for the Partridge Family TV Show but were too old when it came to casting. This particular song was written by Artie Kornfeld who founded with 2 others Woodstock. Artie believed in the band and this song was written expressly for the Cowsills and although some family have passed on they still tour especially with summer package shows with other 60's and 70's bands. One of the Cowsills, I believe John Cowsill, is a drummer with the Beach Boys currently and is married to one of the women in the Bangles. Also, some musicians who worked with the Cowsills in the 60's and 70's had great careers working with artists like Linda Ronstadt.
The story the Cowsills tell is that the Partridge Family show was always meant to showcase Shirley Jones (who was a well established star by then, having starred in many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals). Barbara Cowsill was not going to get to play the mom, which was a deal-breaker for the family. Really the studio mostly wanted Susan. They've never said anything that I know of about the boys being too old.
@ Colleen H. Yes they said it took so long to get the show ready for production the boys were to old. They also mentioned they didn't think they could act.
@@calhensley820 Don't know where you or Uncle Elmer got your information from but, Colleen's account was the correct one. Now, that's not saying that they weren't delayed a bit before doing the show when the Cowsills said they weren't going to do it without their mom. If so, then that MIGHT HAVE caused them to lose some time but c'mon, they still used kids around the same age to play the parts when the show aired. I mean, Bill Cowsill was 2 years older than David Cassidy, and Susan Dey is 6 years older than Susan Cowsill. So, that theory is pretty much shot (debunked), and in reality, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. The oldest of the Cowsill kids (Bill) was only 10 years older than the youngest (Susan). So no, it didn't have anything to do with the age of the kids. It was a TV show, and they would've just written to the cast that they had, like they do for all TV shows. No, it WAS that fact that Shirley Jones got the mom's part that killed the deal. Based on the abuse they laid on the kids ... the nightly, all-night long beatings, the raping of Susan, etc., I personally wish there was some way that they could've taken the deal and left the mom and the dad behind in their dust. The good news is, if you can call it that, is that the parents ... well, let's just say ... what goes around, comes around, if you know what I mean. Put another way, I don't think the parents are looking down on the surviving kids ... I think they are looking up at them.
@@StevesFunhouse My information came from several interviews, almost but not all including The Cowsills. Yes I know the Susan has given conflicting statements. I would love to know where you got the information that she was raped. I heard her say twice, that her dad tried to get into bed with her once, and she caught him off. He was falling down drunk. After that her mom asked where she wanted to go, and Susan said send me to Bill. The information I posted is correct.
You are one smart brother! You picked up on the rich harmonies and brought it that Beach Boys sound. You know, these guys were inspired by the Beach Boys, and John Cowsill plays with the Beach Boys now!
@Drew Mitchem - Perhaps you should look again. th-cam.com/video/BiMCTjO_dHI/w-d-xo.html The recent performance doesn't even include everyone who sang on the original recording. So there are no excuses and that's why people are upset. Got it now?
If this doesn't bring me back to my youth nothing will. I wish I could go back to those happier innocent times. If they performed today they've still got it.
It brings back a memory of happy feelings, this version is almost as good as the original which is more than I can say for a lot of people still in the biz.
Two other brothers from the group died several years ago. Their mother was aldo part of the group in the late 60's through the 70's. She has sinced died. These siblings are part of the what remains of the group.
I didn't see anyone answer this question so, this song was used in Dumb and Dumber. This song haunts my minds, but in a great way. I think of this song every now and then, and just have to go listen to it. Now that reaction videos are popular and I watch a LOT of them, I can usually find someone to share it with pretty easily. FYI, I think it's awesome that your name is also the abbreviation for Thank You, so TY, Ty for doing this reaction, and TY for doing what you did last election cycle !!! It meant a LOT to a LOT of people, including me ✌☮ !!!
MR SMITH : THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN BY A MAN WHO WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF " WOODSTOCK " IN '69; INDEED, HE'S IN THE FILM ; HIS NAME IS ARTIE KORNFELD . HE WROTE THIS WONDERFUL SONG & THE COWSILLS RECORDED IT IN THE SUMMER OF '67.
Thank you. Old memories. Yes, this song had the same vibe as a lot of Beach Boys songs. It was popular. And, I can't believe you did the Cowsills without listening to the theme from Hair.
It is a testament to the entire group of siblings that they managed to all turn out as well as they have. Not that they haven't had the highs and lows that go along with getting older. Mom and Dad were about as close to a dysfunctional corporation that used minimum wage workers (their kids) in the band as could be. All were gifted in the understanding of music and harmonies. A great jr. high memory group that I never did stop listening to. (admittedly, it could have been heard within a song or three before I was cranking out my DP Machine Head 8track but that's another story) 👌☮🎙🇺🇸
The Cowsills were big in the sixties and I remember listening to this when I was in college in 1966. It's not surprising that you would compare them to the Beach Boys. There were many groups then that had the "sixties formula" of lead singer and full back up harmonies.
I ignored their stuff when I was growing up and playing rock. Then I somewhat recently got into their music. They were fantastic. Never to late to teach an old dog, semi-new stuff. Love their work.
Love this song, you probably remember it from "Dumb and Dumber" lol, it was played during Lloyd's (Jim Carrey) "dream" sequence. This group had some other big hits as well, "Hair" is one of their first big ones. Sadly one of them (Barry, the guy wearing the hat) passed away in hurricane Katrina in 2005, he had just moved to New Orleans earlier that same year too.
I used to watch these guys on TV in 1967 68 and then when my Dad was stationed in Germany from Dec 1968 - June 1974 I got to see them at the NCO Club at Ramstein AFB
I remember the NCO club at Frankfurt in 71. Had that casino smell of beer and cigarettes everywhere. I still have lots of vivid memories around that time. Interesting that the base is no longer there but the apartments I lived in still exist and look exactly the same.
you know this song was popular 50 years before you reviewed it! Sounds just as good now as it did then! Their greatest hit was "Hair". If you haven't listened to that, you really should. Quintessential 60's rock!
I grew up in the 60s & you’re right about the harmonies. The Beach Boys were harmony masters. I remember hearing this song a few years ago & being surprised that it was the Cowsills. It’s a great uplifting song.
Of course they had great harmonies. They were a family. They were known as The Cowsills. I believe it with six kids and also the mother. The Partridge Family TV show was a spinoff from The Cowsills. They were family that sang great music. You need to listen to the original version of the song!
Yeah, Bob and Susan doubled themselves, and I think Bob added more than just their parts for this live DVD benefit for their brother. But the fact is, they are pitch perfect, no artificial tuning, and sound amazing on any unretouched live version they do too.
Yes I agree, they do have a Beach Boy sound and as chance would have it, I believe John has toured with the BB....The Cowsills always sang such happy music from back in the mid to late 60s. I remember them well...Some have passed away now...but check out old film of them here on YT to see just how cute they were as young kids and teens and talented as the Jacksons or Osmonds were. They had a life of hell growing up with an alcoholic abusive child and wife beating father....That any of them are functional today, never mind performing is a miracle...Love the Cowsill kids, hated their parents.
This song catpurred, I mean captured the essence of flower power, or soft power. It is the permanent sunny day. My heart always soars with innocent anticipation whenever I hear it, for I really do love the flower girl. :)
Oh My GOODNESS! LOL They were the real Partridge Family and this song was an instant hit, just fun and good for the time period. No, agree that this had a Beach Boy sound, it was the 'California' sound and the flowers in the hair, yep, 60's and 70's we wore rings of flowers in our hair, hence the 'flower girl' that they sang about.
When they got their contract with the recording company they insisted that the mother appear in the group with the kids. So it was the kids and mother when they were younger. Then the father kicked the oldest son outta the group and they couldn't do anything without him since he was the musical inspiration for the group. They finally got back together and boom. Wonderful. Loved them when they recorded. TY
This was who my sister and I loved way back when. Susan was just a little girl, she and Mom were in the band back then. Bill has passed and Barry (in the hat) died in the New Orleans flood. As others have said, John, is drumming for the Beach Boys now and is married to one of the Bangles. Had all of their albums. Thanks
I was just a young boy of about 8 years old when this was popular. Brings back some very special times. Wish people could play music like this today with out shame, but what children listen to today is disgusting. I love their song Hair.
*THE COWSILLS, THE MODEL FOR THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY TV SHOW* This performance was years and years after them being a kids group like the Partridge Family.
I'm late to the party here but MRM, I hope you've explored the original version of this song from 1967. There were several more family members (although these oldsters sound pretty darn good for being in their 60s-70s now). Maybe you hadda be there... those of us who were have nostalgia in every cell of our bodies that holds the memories of our teen years. It boggles my mind that the music of our era, from 50-60 years ago is still played today alongside new stuff. That's pure gold. :)
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I fell in love with Susan back in the 60's. Great memories! Hair was another clasic they did. Peace from Northern Michigan!
Rare that voices sound this great together after so many years. Harmonies on point.
I loved this.
That's cos they've heavily overdubbed the gig recording.
@@LordAmbrosia1 yep, and they performed with a backing track onstage.
@Drew Mitchem Unfortunately, you don't know what you are talking about.
What on earth do you mean, you've heard them sing with no music? And yes, the female IS the original.
smh....
@ Drew Mitchem. The mother had just joined the group and was in the original recording. Susan joined shortly after, and performed it with them on The Ed Sullivan show.
Before the Eagles worked their 5 part harmonies, there were the Cowsills.
This version was from early 2004...this song was a HUGE hit back in 1967!!!
I was 9 when this came out.
The original & for real Partridge Family! Loved them when I was young! 💖
I was only 7 when this song came out and it keeps going through my head. This brings me back to a simpler time in my life. Great time to grow up with awesome music.
Blast from the past. Funny how we forget songs until we hear them and remember the words. Hippy era.
Yes, influenced by the Beatles and The Beach Boys. The drummer, John Cowsill, has been touring with The Beach Boys since 2001
The original with them as kids is great too.
Susan is all grown up,a beautiful lady 😁 I love this song 💜 even live it sounds awesome 👍👍👍 takes me back to a more carefree time,I was 6 or 7 when this song came out...Miss the 60s peace and love 😍
Thank you for reacting to this song.
The harmony is amazing!
The song came out in 1967.
Great memories and time's
This song was originally recorded by them and their mother back in the 60's. This family was the inspiration for the Partridge Family TV series. They also did the theme for Love American Style.
So glad you like the song Ty 😊 you need to react to Hair or Indian Lake by the Cowsills 🤗
Indian Lake & Hair !!
Totally awesomw song....
Bursting with life. 💐
Yes this song was a huge hit back in the late '60s it came on the radio all the time and I loved it every time I heard it play
It’s funny you mentioned The Beach Boys- John Patrick Cowsill is in The Beach Boys traveling band since 2000.
We met them on the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ 1970. They were the nicest people on the planet. Our dance troupe danced during the day and they performed that night. Barry gave my sister a necklace made of brown seeds. Their harmonies will forever be the stuff of just slightly lower than angels.
🎯♥🪄
It's a happy song that makes you feel good clean and pure. When my friends were doing drugs and tried to get me into their world of black sabbath and others I like this music sence it made me happy!
You can like both. ;)
I have always loved this sound. It is the 60’s sound. Harmony is always special with families.
I played the heck out of the "45" as a kid. In my neighborhood the kids played this A LOT. Just a Great song from The Cowsills!!
you should listen to the studio version.
Here we go ... th-cam.com/video/dZMc0-ZAUeY/w-d-xo.html
Agreed although having said that this live latter-day version is very VERY well harmonized.
Thank you for this! One of the best harmony groups ever! Originally recorded when they were kids.Susan, Paul,Bob,John (on drums) and Barry( who we lost during Hurricane Katrina you are missed)Side note to R. M. You said they reminded you of The Beach Boys,- John has been a member of The Beach Boys for the last 10yrs or so! Thanks again!
this is one of my favorite cowsills videos on YT. this was from a benefit they did for their older brother and original lead singer Billy.. there hearts were in it and I think it showed. their personal story and history is told in the film Family Band. Amazon Prime has it now, its a MUST SEE. ....oh btw....those 6 people who gave thumbs down are not to be trusted.
I am glad jv pointed out the fact that Bill sang lead on this originally (and on the record) but now Bob sings lead. This gives it the unique quality of sounding the same, yet different from the original....if that makes any sense. Anyway thanks for your reaction to this song. It holds a very special place in the hearts of 60 somethings....
That is a fun documentary to watch.
Did anyone see their tribute video to Barry, who died in Katrina because he chose to stay in his home? Very touching!
They had a documentary made about them a few years back called "Family Band - The Cowsills Story".
100% agree with you you about the beach boys similarities. Alot of 60s music, called bubble gum music, was just short, happy, layers of voices. Take Care!
Such a beautiful song…
The Cowsills were popular family band from Rhode Island. Their Dad bankrolled the band and their Mom was put in the band. They were the model for the Partridge Family TV Show but were too old when it came to casting. This particular song was written by Artie Kornfeld who founded with 2 others Woodstock. Artie believed in the band and this song was written expressly for the Cowsills and although some family have passed on they still tour especially with summer package shows with other 60's and 70's bands. One of the Cowsills, I believe John Cowsill, is a drummer with the Beach Boys currently and is married to one of the women in the Bangles. Also, some musicians who worked with the Cowsills in the 60's and 70's had great careers working with artists like Linda Ronstadt.
The story the Cowsills tell is that the Partridge Family show was always meant to showcase Shirley Jones (who was a well established star by then, having starred in many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals). Barbara Cowsill was not going to get to play the mom, which was a deal-breaker for the family. Really the studio mostly wanted Susan. They've never said anything that I know of about the boys being too old.
@ Colleen H. Yes they said it took so long to get the show ready for production the boys were to old. They also mentioned they didn't think they could act.
@@colleenh7809 Colleen, you are correct. I heard it directly from their mouths.
@@calhensley820 Don't know where you or Uncle Elmer got your information from but, Colleen's account was the correct one. Now, that's not saying that they weren't delayed a bit before doing the show when the Cowsills said they weren't going to do it without their mom. If so, then that MIGHT HAVE caused them to lose some time but c'mon, they still used kids around the same age to play the parts when the show aired.
I mean, Bill Cowsill was 2 years older than David Cassidy, and Susan Dey is 6 years older than Susan Cowsill. So, that theory is pretty much shot (debunked), and in reality, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. The oldest of the Cowsill kids (Bill) was only 10 years older than the youngest (Susan). So no, it didn't have anything to do with the age of the kids. It was a TV show, and they would've just written to the cast that they had, like they do for all TV shows.
No, it WAS that fact that Shirley Jones got the mom's part that killed the deal. Based on the abuse they laid on the kids ... the nightly, all-night long beatings, the raping of Susan, etc., I personally wish there was some way that they could've taken the deal and left the mom and the dad behind in their dust. The good news is, if you can call it that, is that the parents ... well, let's just say ... what goes around, comes around, if you know what I mean.
Put another way, I don't think the parents are looking down on the surviving kids ... I think they are looking up at them.
@@StevesFunhouse My information came from several interviews, almost but not all including The Cowsills. Yes I know the Susan has given conflicting statements. I would love to know where you got the information that she was raped. I heard her say twice, that her dad tried to get into bed with her once, and she caught him off. He was falling down drunk. After that her mom asked where she wanted to go, and Susan said send me to Bill. The information I posted is correct.
Susan was 8 when she 1st sang this, she is 60 now, and she is the youngest.
Susan was not on the original recording. Only mother Cowsill was.
they were the inspiration for the tv series "The Partridge Family"
I have loved this song for years and your insight about the Beach Boys thing is the first time I noticed it. You have great ears!
Such a wonderful song! Thank you for the video, man! As a fan of music that was popular when my parents were young, this is right up my alley.
Geez the Cowsills! They were big when I was a teenager... a LONG time ago 😁 I was a fan!
That Hook Line " I love the Flower Girl" is what made this song a Hit !
after all these years I am still awestruck....
Great song great classic song
Harmonies are still tight. The Cowsills were imo the best of bubblegum.
Not bubblegum music. The genre is sunshine pop, a la Mamas & the Papas, Spanky & Our Gang, some Beach Boys.
They were one of the few that made Bubble Gum/Kiddy Bop cool!
You are one smart brother! You picked up on the rich harmonies and brought it that Beach Boys sound. You know, these guys were inspired by the Beach Boys, and John Cowsill plays with the Beach Boys now!
They also sing the song hair.
Why not the 1960’s version when they were kids. It’s like watching Jackson 5 when they’re all adults.
@Drew Mitchem - So what. He's reacting to the music not the video. No one grew up listening to this recent performance.
@Drew Mitchem - Perhaps you should look again. th-cam.com/video/BiMCTjO_dHI/w-d-xo.html
The recent performance doesn't even include everyone who sang on the original recording. So there are no excuses and that's why people are upset. Got it now?
I agree, you need to see the original!
@Drew Mitchem this version is as good as the original? Lol.
@Drew Mitchem nah, I've watched the ones from the 60s and they are great quality
If this doesn't bring me back to my youth nothing will. I wish I could go back to those happier innocent times. If they performed today they've still got it.
It brings back a memory of happy feelings, this version is almost as good as the original which is more than I can say for a lot of people still in the biz.
Two other brothers from the group died several years ago. Their mother was aldo part of the group in the late 60's through the 70's. She has sinced died. These siblings are part of the what remains of the group.
The bass player is solid
This is the best live version of this song even though Bill Cowsell was the original singer RIP and Bob is singing here.
They were a great 60's band actually this song is so anointed and timeless thank you
I didn't see anyone answer this question so, this song was used in Dumb and Dumber. This song haunts my minds, but in a great way. I think of this song every now and then, and just have to go listen to it. Now that reaction videos are popular and I watch a LOT of them, I can usually find someone to share it with pretty easily. FYI, I think it's awesome that your name is also the abbreviation for Thank You, so TY, Ty for doing this reaction, and TY for doing what you did last election cycle !!! It meant a LOT to a LOT of people, including me ✌☮ !!!
MR SMITH : THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN BY A MAN WHO WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF " WOODSTOCK " IN '69; INDEED, HE'S IN THE FILM ; HIS NAME IS ARTIE KORNFELD . HE WROTE THIS WONDERFUL SONG & THE COWSILLS RECORDED IT IN THE SUMMER OF '67.
Woke up and popped in real quick. Love this song, the harmony. Guess you have to be in your 60's to like it!
And that was their BEST performance of that song EVER! Thay were at the top of their game.
Thank you. Old memories. Yes, this song had the same vibe as a lot of Beach Boys songs. It was popular. And, I can't believe you did the Cowsills without listening to the theme from Hair.
They sound as good as they did when they were younger rest in peace one of them died in a hurricane I believe in Florida
Barry Cowsill! Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans!
They found out that Bill had died while they were having a memorial service for Barry. He had been sick for a while.
It is a testament to the entire group of siblings that they managed to all turn out as well as they have. Not that they haven't had the highs and lows that go along with getting older. Mom and Dad were about as close to a dysfunctional corporation that used minimum wage workers (their kids) in the band as could be. All were gifted in the understanding of music and harmonies. A great jr. high memory group that I never did stop listening to. (admittedly, it could have been heard within a song or three before I was cranking out my DP Machine Head 8track but that's another story) 👌☮🎙🇺🇸
After so many years they still sound fantastic.
I was 10 yrs. old when this was a hit & I STILL love it!
I was 10 years old too
Love this song
Happy time's!
The Cowsills were big in the sixties and I remember listening to this when I was in college in 1966. It's not surprising that you would compare them to the Beach Boys. There were many groups then that had the "sixties formula" of lead singer and full back up harmonies.
I was a baby when this song came out. I always wished I could have been a part of the 60's generation.
I was too. Susan did a great cover of " To Sir With Love With Love.
I ignored their stuff when I was growing up and playing rock. Then I somewhat recently got into their music. They were fantastic. Never to late to teach an old dog, semi-new stuff. Love their work.
They still sound good together. The original is better with all the family including their Mum. The others have passed RIP
Love this song, you probably remember it from "Dumb and Dumber" lol, it was played during Lloyd's (Jim Carrey) "dream" sequence.
This group had some other big hits as well, "Hair" is one of their first big ones.
Sadly one of them (Barry, the guy wearing the hat) passed away in hurricane Katrina in 2005, he had just moved to New Orleans earlier that same year too.
My favorite video of them singing this song!
I used to watch these guys on TV in 1967 68 and then when my Dad was stationed in Germany from Dec 1968 - June 1974 I got to see them at the NCO Club at Ramstein AFB
I remember the NCO club at Frankfurt in 71. Had that casino smell of beer and cigarettes everywhere. I still have lots of vivid memories around that time. Interesting that the base is no longer there but the apartments I lived in still exist and look exactly the same.
This song is the best!
They are a family. Brothers, and sisters. And they are still as good as they ever were!
you know this song was popular 50 years before you reviewed it! Sounds just as good now as it did then! Their greatest hit was "Hair". If you haven't listened to that, you really should. Quintessential 60's rock!
It is just a feel good song love it.
I grew up in the 60s & you’re right about the harmonies. The Beach Boys were harmony masters. I remember hearing this song a few years ago & being surprised that it was the Cowsills. It’s a great uplifting song.
They were the template for the "Partridge Family"
Of course they had great harmonies. They were a family. They were known as The Cowsills. I believe it with six kids and also the mother. The Partridge Family TV show was a spinoff from The Cowsills. They were family that sang great music. You need to listen to the original version of the song!
They do an awesome job live.Sometimes groups sound like poo live but they nailed this!
Real talent!
Love this song,strange family but they could sing
Song still brings a smile to your face.
YOU NEED TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL COWSILLS OF THAT SONG THEY ARE THE 4 SURVIVING , ORIGINAL 6 PLUS THERE MOM….GREAT BAND GREAT SONG
If that is a live performance the harmonies are phenomenal
Yeah, Bob and Susan doubled themselves, and I think Bob added more than just their parts for this live DVD benefit for their brother. But the fact is, they are pitch perfect, no artificial tuning, and sound amazing on any unretouched live version they do too.
Absolutely - one of the rare groups of people who can pull that off! 🎯🏆♥
Yes, do the Hair song by them.
tye had the chance to see them live when i was in high school. back when they were kids 60's. they still sound fantastic.
Love music❤Nice beat❤❤
Another song & group from my younger days. I had a record of them. Like your reaction 😊❤️‼️
Yes I agree, they do have a Beach Boy sound and as chance would have it, I believe John has toured with the BB....The Cowsills always sang such happy music from back in the mid to late 60s. I remember them well...Some have passed away now...but check out old film of them here on YT to see just how cute they were as young kids and teens and talented as the Jacksons or Osmonds were. They had a life of hell growing up with an alcoholic abusive child and wife beating father....That any of them are functional today, never mind performing is a miracle...Love the Cowsill kids, hated their parents.
This song catpurred, I mean captured the essence of flower power, or soft power. It is the permanent sunny day.
My heart always soars with innocent anticipation whenever I hear it, for I really do love the flower girl. :)
Beautiful Song!!!! Fave of the week now!!
Please check out the 1969 video performance of them singing Hair! It's wild!
Hair! is another great by the Cowsills
Oh My GOODNESS! LOL They were the real Partridge Family and this song was an instant hit, just fun and good for the time period. No, agree that this had a Beach Boy sound, it was the 'California' sound and the flowers in the hair, yep, 60's and 70's we wore rings of flowers in our hair, hence the 'flower girl' that they sang about.
When they got their contract with the recording company they insisted that the mother appear in the group with the kids. So it was the kids and mother when they were younger. Then the father kicked the oldest son outta the group and they couldn't do anything without him since he was the musical inspiration for the group. They finally got back together and boom. Wonderful. Loved them when they recorded. TY
This was who my sister and I loved way back when. Susan was just a little girl, she and Mom were in the band back then. Bill has passed and Barry (in the hat) died in the New Orleans flood. As others have said, John, is drumming for the Beach Boys now and is married to one of the Bangles. Had all of their albums. Thanks
It was called Sunshine Pop back in the 60s
A huge hit back in the 60’s that put them on the map! It brings back wonderful memories of my youth.
If you really want to hear a group with some great Harmony check out the Bee Gees Nights on Broadway also has really good bridge in the middle of it
LOVE this, thank you my Brother....
You made me......”Happy, happy....HAPPYYYY!”
I was just a young boy of about 8 years old when this was popular. Brings back some very special times. Wish people could play music like this today with out shame, but what children listen to today is disgusting. I love their song Hair.
Great song
I get where you're hearing The Beach Boys.
Look in the 60's for this, to doit justice
If you understand they recorded this song when they were only kids
Funny you should mention the Beach Boys... John Cowsill plays with The Beach Boys now. Love the harmonies here!
Those harmonies are tight!!!
*THE COWSILLS, THE MODEL FOR THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY TV SHOW* This performance was years and years after them being a kids group like the Partridge Family.
I'm late to the party here but MRM, I hope you've explored the original version of this song from 1967. There were several more family members (although these oldsters sound pretty darn good for being in their 60s-70s now). Maybe you hadda be there... those of us who were have nostalgia in every cell of our bodies that holds the memories of our teen years. It boggles my mind that the music of our era, from 50-60 years ago is still played today alongside new stuff. That's pure gold. :)
what a song.....so many memories
Don't know when this version was recorded, but they still sound good. Song was a hit in the sixties.